dygdig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dyghdogher, equivalent to dygd +‎ -ig. Compare Dutch deugdig.

Adjective

dygdig (comparative dygdigare, superlative dygdigast)

1. virtuous

   Synonyms: dygdefull, dygdesam

   Antonym: syndig

Declension

Inflection of dygdig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	dygdig	dygdigare	dygdigast
Neuter singular	dygdigt	dygdigare	dygdigast
Plural	dygdiga	dygdigare	dygdigast
Masculine plural3	dygdige	dygdigare	dygdigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	dygdige	dygdigare	dygdigaste
All	dygdiga	dygdigare	dygdigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• dygdighet

References

• dygdig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dygdig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dygdig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)